12 Imdodo kamulongela tataake, ‘Tata, ngwelela uhazi wangu sambisambi.’ Avo ija imunhu kawagolela mali gake wanage wose wabili.
13 Mkipigiti kiguhi ija imwanage imdodo kaguza vinhu vake vose, kasegela hakae na izihela. Kachola isi ya kutali, ako kwayasile hela zake mmbuli za mzanyamzanya.
14 Viyamambukize vinhu vose, ingila nzala mpamanho muisi ija yose, avo kasonga kuzahila vinhu vakuja.
15 Avo kachola kusang'hanika ha munhu imwe mwenekae wa isi ija, na heyo kamgala kumgunda wake yakemilize mitumbi.
16 Kasulukila kuigutiza na mikamhi iidile imitumbi, na haduhu munhu yamgwelele kinhu chochose.
17 Ngelegeza zinogile vuzimwizile, kalonga mmoyo wake, ‘Wasang'hana wangahi wa tataangu woja na kusigaza, ila nie hano nofa nzala!
18 Nosegela nibweleganye ha tataangu nikamulongele, “Tata, niloza ha Mulungu na hamwako gweye.
19 Silumbile kukemigwa mwanago, nitende kamba vija imwe wa wasang'hana zako.” ’
20 Avo kenuka na kusonga kubwela ha tataake. “Viyakalile yang'hali kutali, tataake kamona, kamonela bazi, avo kamkimbilila, abaho, kamkumbatila na kumnonela.
21 Ija imwana kalonga, ‘Tata, niloza ha Mulungu na hamwako gweye. Silumbile kukemigwa mwanago.’
22 Ila tataake kawakema nyakadala zake, kalonga, ‘Hima mgalileni ng'hanzu inogile mumvaze. M'vazeni kitindi mkidole chake na vilatu mmagulu gake.
23 Abaho, gendeni mkamsole mwanang'ombe yanonile mumchinje, na tutende lusona, tudeng'he!
24 Kwavija mwanangu ino kakala kamba yadanganhike, ila sambi mgima, kakala yapotele, ila sambi koneka!’ Avo lusona lusonga.
25 “Kipigiti kikija mwanage imkulu kakala yobwela kulawa kumgunda, mnzila viyakalile behi na ing'anda, kahulika ngoma na sing'hino za mvina.
26 Avo kamkema imwe wa nyakadala, kamuuza, ‘Kuna choni?’
27 Ija inyakadala kamulongela, ‘Mdodo wako kabwela, na tataako kachinja mwanang'ombe yanonile kwavija kabwela yali mpile.’
28 “Ija imwana imkulu kagevuzika ng'hani mbaka kalema kwingila mng'anda. Avo tataake kalawa hanze kamuyalalila yomulonda yengile mng'anda.
29 Ila heyo kamulongela tataake, ‘Lola! Milao ino yose nikusang'hanila sang'hano zako kamba nyakadala, na siduluke ndagizi zako zozose. Kungwelela choni? Hungwelele hata mhene mdodo nhende lusona na wambwiga zangu!
30 Ila mwanago ino kasa mali gako gose mkutenda ugoni ndwanga, abaho, kabwela ukae, komchinjila mwanang'ombe yanonile!’
31 Tataake kamulongela, ‘Mwanangu, gweye kokala hano na nie mazua gose, na vinhu vose vinilinavo nie vako gweye.
